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on September 15, 1978Charles F. Lehman has been elected a vice president of American Commercial Barge Line Company, according to an announcement made at ACBL's general offices in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Mr. Lehman previously served as director of public affairs for the barge line, and he will continue his resp
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on September 15, 1978Hank Barnes, sales manager, Port Electric Supply Corporation, has announced the appointment of Port Electric by Jeamar Winches Ltd., 53 Maple Avenue, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada L3T 3S8, as the exclusive d i s t r i b u t o r of their whole range of winches for the states of New York and New
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on September 15, 1978NKK (Nippon Kokan) has concluded a license agreement for a jackup-type drilling rig made by Baker Marine Corp. (BMC), a leading U.S. rig builder. Masayoshi Akizawa, NKK New York general manager, said under the terms of the contract, NKK will manufacture and market the BMC jackup-type rigs o
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on September 15, 1978Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd. (HUD) have formed a new subsidiary company — Ship Repairers & Shipbuilders (HK) Ltd. The company will act as agents for a number of major overseas ship repairing companies and will liaise with local shipowners requiring docking and repair work overseas. The n
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on September 15, 1978The 126-foot tug Lamco VI was recently completed at the J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., New Iberia, La., Shipyard and commissioned into the fleet of the Louisiana Tugs Company. The Lamco VI has the capability of operating virtually anywhere in the world. At 126 feet by 34 feet by 16 feet, she
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on September 15, 1978The Marine Section, National Safety Council—largest group in the United States maritime industry promoting company efforts to reduce employee accidents — will hold its 61st annual convention and seminar on October 2-4, 1978 at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, 111., its chief executive off
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on September 15, 1978Propulsion Systems, Inc. of Kent, Wash., was recently awarded a contract by Todd Shipyards, Galveston Division, to supply the controls package for Santa Fe International's pipelaying vessel "Apache." The controls package is in addition to the twin controllable- pitch propellers, side thrust
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on September 15, 1978W. Edward Christiansen Jr. has been appointed vice presidentproduction for the Shipbuilding Group of Pott Industries Inc., according to E. Renshaw, Group president. Mr. Christiansen has had extensive experience in all areas of shipbuilding production from program manager, manager of product
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on September 15, 1978Zapata Corporation, Zapata Tower, P.O. Box 4240, Houston, Texas 77001, has announced that Orion M. Gautreaux has been named the company's vice president- dredging and marine construction. He will continue to serve as president of Williams- McWilliams Co., Inc., Z a p a t a ' s New Orleans,
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on September 15, 1978Marinite® XL Fireproof Marine Joiner Panels are described in a new data sheet available from Johns-Manville. The 4-foot by 8- foot panels are designed to provide structural strength and high thermal and acoustical insulating values in a variety of interior marine applications. The panels com
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on September 1978John W. Smith has assumed responsibility for yard operations at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego, Calif., succeeding John McQuaide, who has retired after more than 40 years in the shipbuilding business. Mr. McQuaide has served as vice president of yard operations
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on September 1978The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers has announced that its first meeting of the 1978-79 season will be held at the Whitehall Club in New York City on September 19, 1978. The social hour will commence at 5:30 p.m., to be followed by dinner
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on September 1978Sheridan I. Lee has announced the opening of his own consulting and surveying company. Mr. Lee graduated from South Shields Marine College, England in 1962, and followed a career at sea with the London shipowners Furness, Withy and Co., Ltd., obtaining his chief engineer's license in 1966.
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on September 1978American President Lines, Ltd. (APL) has applied for construction- differential subsidy (CDS) to aid in the construction of five new containerships, with an option of building only four. The vessels will be used in APL's trans-Pacific services. APL's 20-year operating-differential subsidy a
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on September 1978Jurong Shipyard Limited, 5, Pulau Samlun, Jurong Town, Singapore 22, was awarded a $30- million (Singapore dollars) contract by Messrs. Hansa Offshore (S.E.A.) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore registered company of international repute, to convert four of the existing 18,880-ton Mitsui- Concord type
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on September 1978The firm of Marine Engineering and Survey Associates, Ltd., has announced its incorporation under the laws of the State of Oregon, effective July 21, 1978. The announcement was made by Portland marine transportation consultant James H. Sanders, the administrative contractor for Marine Inter
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on September 1978The 1978-79 officers and board members of the Port Everglades Propeller Club were installed by Jasper Baker, past National Propeller Club president, at the organization's monthly dinner meeting at the Sea Port Restaurant in Port Everglades, Fla., on July 27, 1978. Mr. Baker flew in from Was
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on September 1978Acadian Supply Ships Associates, Suite 1515, 225 Baronne Street, New Orleans, La., has filed an amended application for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of six towing vessels. Acadian's original application, dated July 1,1976, was for two oceangoing tug/supply vesse
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on September 1978Biehl & Company, Inc.—ocean shipping company agents with nearly three-quarters of a century experience in all forms of overseas and inland cargo transit— have opened a 10th branch office, the most recent in Atlanta, Ga. This was announced by George McCammon, marketing vice president for th
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on September 1978The board of directors of Davie Shipbuilding Limited, P.O. Box 130, Levis, Quebec, Canada, has announced that an agreement has been reached between their company and the shareholders of Branch Lines Limited for the purchase by Davie of all the outstanding shares of Branch Lines. The shippin